1973

Dear '73s -

Summer's gone. Tide's in. And "Little Current" is geared for warmer waters and whispering westerly winds. After a three month's general overhaul, your ship and skipper are readying the main, hoisting anchor, and setting sail for yet another adventurous journey into the lives and whereabouts of our faithful Dartmouth alums.

The brief respite was not all that uneventful due to the Captain's knowledge of at least six mutinous acts (weddings, that is) on the high seas. First to take siege was Mike (Homer)Keller to Fay Hooker among the likes of GeorgeWolohojian, Ken Perine, Bob Varsha (best man), and David Brown - all decked out in DOC-style, of course ... A bit further south in Fall River (Mass.), Clark Graff - that post-awesome eminent archon - and fiancee Jill Diane Crawley joined hands, as well, among a reluctant but heavily intoxicated '73 SAE crew,

. . Even further on south, in Westfield, N.J., to be exact, Forrest Anthony coupled his life with Kathryn Lee Kinney, a graduate of Mt. Holyoke ... Not to be outdone by all the East's fanfare, there were rumblings of a rebellious nature out West when Eric and Debbie (Winter) Struhsacker took their vows with Marc Eckels,Bob Raynolds, and Matt Montagne voicing vehement objections to the ship chaplain's remarks that holy matrimony is an honorable state ... and not "honest mistake" ... In the same boat, so to speak, was the recent upheaval between Jack Terrill (to Georganne Daher also from Mt. Holyoke) and '73s Lee Rosengard (usher), Bill Graham, Chris Squire, MitchKroner (whose claim to expertise in nautical nomenclature in that he comes from the Yachting Capitol of the World seemed to no avail), and John Jenkins. All in all, it was a summer not to be forgotten.

The Cap'n has purposefully postponed mention of the recent passing of rings between Wall Street financier Tom Beckmann and country girl Carol Marie Nero. Not without cause. It seems all went well until the notorious Ripley Raiders (with whom I am quite certain you have some familiarity by now) did their thing: B.J. Jones recited 31 passages from his most recent publication in the Case Western Law Review appropriately entitled: "The Legal Ramifications of Failure to Pay Overdue Depts to Interested Parties Prior to Marriage;" Martin Buerger could be seen every now and then posting placards like "Young Americans for Freedom" throughout the lobby of The Drake Hotel; and T.D. Dewland - as promised - melodically soft-shoed his way around the confines of the ceiling to "Zorba the Greek." Unfortunately, the Cap'n was unable to attend due to a long-awaited shore-leave on Cape Cod. Nevertheless, his deepest Sympathy is to be conveyed.

I must admit that it is hard for me to believe that the bulk of this month's news centers itself around marriage activities. Nonetheless, they are a cold reality of what may soon strike the Cap'n. Not that I'm spreading rumors or the like. Beware you screaming widows of the sea!

On July 6 Bruce Kimball and two other hearty Dartmouth alums set pace for a 3,260 mile bicycle trek across North America with the aim of taking a swim in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Anne in Massachusetts about 55 days later. To date, no word has been received of their success . . . or failure. They tell me the waters off the Cape are a might bit cool this time of the year. Bruce also plans to return to graduate work at Harvard Divinity. The Cap'n hopes that the good Lord's on his wheels!

Now a word about this past year's performance in the alumni Fund. Needless to say, I was disappointed - not because of our lower dollar volume, but because of a minimum class participation ratio. I thought better of the Class of 1973. In many ways, though, this lack of enthusiasm is reflected in this column. Mail has slackened to three or four letters a month; while the Cap'n has found it increasingly difficult to discover buried bottles at the seashore's end. I only hope that your personal outlook for the coming academic year will blossom forth in both an increase in exchange of knowledge (via this column) and greater participation in the Fund and Class affairs. Show your support ... and we'll all benefit by it. Special thanks are to be extended to Jim Sullivan (as coordinator) and Wayne Davis for their unending assistance these past few months.

In closing, allow me the opportunity to welcome each and every one of you once again on board "Little Current." The Cap'n encourages you to home in next month when our first guest scribe will take pen in hand. Until then, keep the bow trimmed!

Secretary, 6 Glover Square Marblehead, Mass. 01945

Treasurer, 39 Claremont Ave., W. 119th St. New York, N.Y. 10027